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  1. Bobby The old saying, “Recruiting can change in the blink of an eye” certainly remains appropriate. But in a sign of the times, I think the statement deserves to be updated. Recruiting can change in the blink of a new NIL offer. That’s reality. I’m not bemoaning the existence of NIL by the way. Texas has been the benefactor of NIL as much or more than any team. After all, NIL finally equalized a long thought to be advantage of other less scrupulous teams who historically have been willing to circumvent NCAA rules by paying players under the table. NIL allowed Texas supporters to change the paradigm. And they did, successfully. In fact, I was told yesterday, as the 2024-2025 academic calendar came to a close and every penny had to be paid to athletes, that Texas athletes received more NIL this past year than in any previous year. I am also told that there was a year over year NIL increase in every single sport on campus. The end result? Well, Texas won the Director’s Cup as the nation’s best athletic department. The football team is as talented as it has been in decades, etc. Without question, NIL has been good to Texas athletics. But other teams, like Florida, have strong NIL programs, too. That’s apparently where the rub is today. Yesterday afternoon it became apparent that longtime Texas target and lean Kendall Guervil, a defensive tackle from Fort Myers, Fla., would likely sign with the Gators rather than the Longhorns. An increased NIL offer was cited as the reason. Texas is currently sitting in a unique situation. The Longhorns have an immensely talented and relatively young roster. That roster and the corresponding salary cap is already accounted for in 2025. But GM Brandon Harris and coach Steve Sarkisian must be looking ahead to 2026 and wanting to keep the vast majority of its roster intact. That desire and need to reserve capital for the existing roster can and will limit what the Horns have to spend for class of 2026 recruits. In other words, some schools may just have more gun powder left for recruiting. We’ll see how Texas navigates this in the coming days, weeks and months ahead. my guess is we’re sticking to the “strict salary cap” of revenue sharing and using TOF as “legitmate” NIL only. While teams like Ohio State, Georgia, USC are continuing as normal in addition to the revenue share cap.
  2. Gerry Hamilton Derrek Cooper note Texas remains in contact with the 5-star RB from Hollywood (Fla) Chaminade-Madonna. The Longhorns simply want Cooper to make an OV during the season for a game weekend. Texas wanted him to make a weekend OV in June, but Cooper’s family didn’t want to cancel a weekend OV to schools that had been recruiting him 1.5-2 years. Cooper announced today on X that he will no longer be announcing a decision July 12. Georgia, Miami, Ohio State and Texas in contention.
  3. One positive is that "is the juice worth the squeeze" has not been used this year.
  4. Derrek Cooper no longer committing July 12.
  5. Both the Goldee's and Bar A video I watched said it's very very sweet. Could probably just add honey and apple cider vinegar if the honey makes it too thick because they also say it's a very thin sauce.
  6. I was thinking the Franklin vinegar sauce as well and add honey to it to make it sweeter
  7. Twin Peaks food for a breastraunt is really good
  8. Good call, he just entered.
  9. Jeff Howe It's updated in the OP, but here are the 14 outgoing transfers from the 2025 squad: C Oliver Service C/INF Cole Chamberlain INF Carson Luna INF/OF Sam Richardson INF Jaquae Stewart OF Tommy Farmer IV OF Will Gasparino OF Donovan Jordan OF Matt Scott OF Easton Winfield LHP Chance Covert II LHP Ace Whitehead RHP Aiden Moffett RHP Easton Tumis
  10. Makes sense... 1b, 2b, SS, 3b, C, LF, CF, RF, DH(9) Middle Infield backups(2) Corner Infield backups(2) Backup catchers(2) Outfield backups(4) Utility Guy(1?) Fri-Sun Pitchers(3) Bullpen(10) Closer Type(1-2?)
  11. What are our total scholarship numbers now? I know we're going 34 in baseball according to CDC. What is number of pitchers on scholarship vs positional players on roster? I'd assume you'd want roughly 1/3 to 1/2 your roster being pitchers?
  12. Bobby Burton Texas is 0 for its last six in recruiting. Three of those players, at one time or another, felt like Texas leans: North Shore defensive back Chace Calicut, Georgia linebacker Zavier Griffin and New Jersey defensive tackle Damari Simeon. So what happened between the two parties on the way to the altar? With each it’s a different story. Calicut was drawn to the idea of playing corner. Griffin was somewhat miffed by the idea of the Horns recruiting Tyler Atkinson allegedly and had ties to Tuscaloosa. Simeon received a better NIL offer elsewhere. But no matter the how of losing those recruits, the results - at least the current ones - remain the same. So Texas fans will naturally look ahead to this week with some well placed trepidation. But there should be some excitement as well. Texas is favored to land three prospects this week - Kendal Guervil, Kosi Okpala and John Turntine. The Horns clearly have some work to do elsewhere. Aledo wide receiver Kaydon Finley appears to favor Notre Dame. Pensacola defensive end Trenton Henderson seems to favor Florida or LSU. Then there’s the following week where Texas must see where they’re at with the corner Samari “Smoke” Matthews and others. As the month of June closes, I sense that Texas fans now understand what we meant when we said this is big boy recruiting. Indeed it is.
  13. I saw a Bar A video about the same method(I think he learned from Goldees guys) and you can buy the recipe for $5.
  14. Democratic party is the only party that gives a shit about experience.
  15. For as much shit as North Shore gets for producing bust, holy shit Aledo may be worse.
  16. If so then this linebacker class is going to be pretty average in a year where we needed to go big? I guess Rouse?
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